Ukrainian attacks plunge parts of
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Ukrainian attacks plunge parts of Crimea into darkness as Russia reports more than 600 drones shot down

A Ukrainian attack has caused water and power outages on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. Attacks have also been reported in several parts of Russia.

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Ukrainian overnight attacks plunged large parts of Crimea into darkness after a substation in southern Russia was hit, The Kyiv Independent reports.

The network monitoring service NetBlocks confirmed overnight that the internet was down in Crimea.

A petrochemical plant in the Samara region, an airfield in Krasnodar and a large electronics factory in Oryol were also reportedly attacked by Ukraine late Friday or overnight into Saturday. In occupied Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, three people have been killed, a Russian-installed governor said on Telegram.

According to the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russian air defenses have shot down a total of more than 600 Ukrainian drones, around 80 of them over the southern Rostov region.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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